Study shows wealthy people suffer from some cancers more than others

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A new study shows the level of poverty or wealth in an area may affect the types of cancers people get. Researchers looked at three million tumors diagnosed over a four-year period. They found in the poorest neighborhoods, larynx, cervix and liver cancers were the most common.

In the wealthiest neighborhoods, thyroid, melanoma and other skin cancers were most likely.